Shoes

[Trigeek]

I have been doing a lot of walking in the city and find that the great shoes I have for hiking in the forests do not do so well on the urban street / pavement. My running shoes are better than the hiking shoes, however, they become less than ideal when the weather turns bad.For those of you who do a lot of urban / street shooting, what shoes do you reach for when you go out for the whole day?
Thanks,
Jim

 

[majid]

I find my most comfortable shoes for walking on pavement are a pair of well broken-in Johnston & Murphy dress shoes. Your choice of socks matters, good ones in bamboo or wool wick away perspiration better than cotton ones.

 

[Trigeek]

Thanks Majid,
These are probably quite comfortable, however, not as much when the weather turns bad and you need to spend a couple of hours in the rain. The shoes that I have found that are good for any weather condition, usually have a Gore-Tex or similar upper. Problem that I have found are that these tend to be trail shoes and have a harder sole that are good for moving on rough terrain, but not optimal for extended walking on concrete. I was hoping that some of the street photographers that hang out here might have some recommendations.

 

[Nikolai]

Sketchers CityWalk. I swear to god, miles a day in them and I can still sprint if I need to at the end.